Iranian official warns Israel that its embassies are not safe after deadly Damascus strike

[ad_1] JERUSALEM — A top Iranian military adviser on Sunday warned Israel that none of its embassies were safe following a strike in Damascus last week blamed on Israel that killed 12 people, including two elite Iranian generals. Regional tensions have threatened to draw the Middle East into a wider conflict as Israel’s war against Hamas marks six…

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China says it patrolled the South China Sea in an apparent response to U.S. naval drills with allies

[ad_1] China’s military said Sunday that it had conducted air and sea patrols and that all activities that “disrupt the South China Sea” are under control, an apparent response to naval exercises by the U.S. and its allies. The defense chiefs of the United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines announced Saturday that they would hold joint…

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Pellegrini wins Slovak presidential election in boost for pro-Russian prime minister

[ad_1] Slovak nationalist-left government candidate Peter Pellegrini won the country’s presidential election on Saturday, cementing the grip of pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico over the country. Fico, who took power for the fourth time last October, has turned the country’s foreign policy to more pro-Russian views and initiated reforms of criminal law and the media,…

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Eight dead in two Russian strikes on Kharkiv, officials say

[ad_1] Two Russian strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killed eight civilians and injured at least 10 early on Saturday and in the afternoon, regional officials said. Ukraine’s national police said the attack was launched by drones, while regional officials said Russian forces used missiles and bombs. The police and local authorities published pictures of fires that…

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World Central Kitchen aid worker killings were not an isolated incident, but a systemic failure.

[ad_1] The killing of seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen may mark a turning point in support for Israel and for long frustrated efforts to bring relief to Palestinians on the brink of starvation.  But while the IDF investigation suggests this was an isolated “grave mistake,” the mounting toll faced by aid agencies throughout…

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